Guwahati, June 2 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: Senior Congress leader Wajed Ali Choudhury has been appointed as the Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, according to an official communication issued on June 2.

The appointment was announced through a Facebook post by the Assam Legislative Assembly, which stated that Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass had entrusted Choudhury with the responsibility of leading the Opposition in the House.

The development comes days after the Congress Legislature Party elected Choudhury as its leader on May 26. Joy Prakash Das was simultaneously appointed deputy leader of the Congress Legislature Party.

The appointment formalises Choudhury's role as the principal Opposition voice in the 126-m...